“OK, look,” Adam said. “First, we’d never suggest that you live with anyone dangerous. You know that, right?”
Reena looked back at the ring. “Um. I guess so.”
“I mean, dangerous to you,” Adam clarified. “Mitch Corrigan is lethal to anyone opposite him in the ring, but he’d never lay a finger on you. OK?”
“OK.”
“Second, I know Mitch. I’ve known him for almost ten years.”
Reena relaxed a bit. “OK, that changes things quite a bit. How do you know him?”
“We trained together for years, and we were sparring partners, and sometimes opponents, even though I was a traditional boxer and he’s a kickboxer. He’s a stand-up guy, Reena, I promise you." Adam looked at the ring, where Mitch was still pounding his opponent to a pulp. "Rough around the edges, sure, but he’d give you the shirt off his b
